The territory embraced by the counties of Greenville and Spartanburg is hereby constituted an airport district and political subdivision of this State, the functions of which shall be public and governmental, and the inhabitants of such territory are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate. The corporate name of the airport district shall be Greenville-Spartanburg Airport District, and by that name the airport district may sue and be sued.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 2-315; 1959 (51) 101; 2012 Act No. 270, Section 5, eff June 18, 2012.
Effect of Amendment
The 2012 amendment made no apparent changes.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Encyclopedias
2 S.C. Jur. Aviation and Airports Section 7, Airport Authorities and Commissions.
NOTES OF DECISIONS
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1. In general
Fact that Section 55-11-110 expressly authorizes Airport District to be sued in its name without any limitation waives Eleventh Amendment immunity as to Airport District. Multimedia Pub. Co. of South Carolina, Inc. v. Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Dist., 1991, 774 F.Supp. 977, affirmed in part, vacated in part 991 F.2d 154.
This article is a valid enactment and is not special legislation of the sort prohibited by Art 3, Section 34, item IX, of the Constitution. Berry v. Milliken (S.C. 1959) 234 S.C. 518, 109 S.E.2d 354.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 11 - Particular Airports
Section 55-11-10. Powers of board of trustees.
Section 55-11-110. Greenville-Spartanburg Airport District created.
Section 55-11-120. Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Commission created; membership; terms; vacancies.
Section 55-11-130. Commission officers; commissioners' expenses.
Section 55-11-140. Powers and duties of Commission.
Section 55-11-150. Issuance of revenue bonds.
Section 55-11-160. Disposition of unpledged revenues.
Section 55-11-170. Rates not subject to State supervision or regulations.
Section 55-11-180. Property and income exempt from taxes.
Section 55-11-185. Airport district property may not be annexed; conditions.
Section 55-11-190. Obligations not to be impaired.
Section 55-11-200. Contributions by counties equalized.
Section 55-11-220. Property not barrier to contiguity for annexation purposes.
Section 55-11-310. Richland-Lexington Airport District created.
Section 55-11-330. Officers of Commission.
Section 55-11-340. Powers and duties of Commission.
Section 55-11-370. Rates not subject to State supervision or regulation.
Section 55-11-380. Exemption from taxes.
Section 55-11-390. Obligations not to be impaired.
Section 55-11-400. Richland and Lexington Counties to furnish funds to Airport Commission.
Section 55-11-410. Annual appropriations; defaults.
Section 55-11-420. Exceptions.
Section 55-11-430. Omitted by 2012 Act No. 270, Section 5, eff June 18, 2012.
Section 55-11-500. Definitions.
Section 55-11-520. Issuance of general obligation bonds; conditions to issuance.
Section 55-11-610. Pee Dee Regional Airport District created.
Section 55-11-630. Powers and duties of Authority.
Section 55-11-650. Revenue; bonds.
Section 55-11-660. Disposition of revenues derived from facilities.
Section 55-11-670. Rates not subject to State supervision or regulation.
Section 55-11-680. Exemption from taxes.
Section 55-11-690. Obligations not to be impaired.
Section 55-11-700. Exceptions.
Section 55-11-710. Counties and City of Florence not liable.
Section 55-11-720. Electric utilities and suppliers unaffected.
Section 55-11-730. Annexation of district property by City of Florence.